[Shanghai] LG Electronics (LG) has been honored for innovation in supply chain sustainability by the Green Electronics Council. Presented on June 8 at CESAsia™ 2017, the Catalyst Awards seek to inspire innovation in the design, manufactureand use of electronics to advance global sustainability.

“As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance customer value, LG strives to make productswith greener features and to reduce the environmental impact of our products throughouttheir lifecycle,” said Lee Choong-hak, executive vice president of LG Electronics incharge of corporate social responsibility initiatives. “LG OLED TVs, designed with theenvironment in mind, are prime examples of this lifecycle strategy approach.” For example,LG OLED TVs have reduced weight and use PVC-free internal cables and BFRfreehousing and parts. The emissive LG OLED panel emits light instead of a mercurycontainingbacklight lamp. Materials also are minimized to enhance recyclability.”

Nancy Gillis, CEO of the Green Electronics Council, said, “The negative environmentaland social impacts resulting from complex global supply chains are among the greatestchallenges currently facing the IT industry,” said “We congratulate LG for demonstratingways to address this challenge and exhibiting sustainable supply chain leadershipand innovation.

LG OLED TVs are optimized to minimize environmental impact and to provide highperformance and customer value with features such as perfect black and limitless contrast,and 4K Ultra HD and high-dynamic range capabilities. LG quantifies and analyzesthe environmental impact of products at every stage of their lifecycle; implements itsstrategic framework for products with greener features, which takes into account threecore factors of human, energy and resources; and drives R&D based on these factors.

In addition to being named 2017 GEC Catalyzing Impact at Scale Honoree, LG supplychain sustainability has been recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencywith the top-level Gold Tier Award in the EPA’s Sustainable Materials ManagementElectronics Challenge and by the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries with the ISRIDesign for Recycling award for advanced new television products (LG OLED and LED4K Ultra HD TVs) that emphasize recycling during every lifecycle phase.

The Green Electronics Council Catalyst Awards seek to inspire innovation in the design,manufacture and use of electronics to advance sustainability. By recognizing transformativeyet scalable advances, the GEC highlights innovative best practices throughout thesupply chain that move society closer to a world in which only sustainable electronicsare designed, manufactured, purchased and processed at the end of their useful life.